[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3520]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, offered the following 
prayer:
  Of late, signs of spring speak of new life, O Lord. May the first 
gasps of freedom stabilize the Earth with fresh beauty. May heroic 
hearts of leadership the world over burst forth with psalms of 
thanksgiving for Your saving grace and goodness.
  Hopefully, Lord, our spring fasting and renewal in prayer will peel 
away illusions for the Nation and personal self-deception. May rage, 
violence and anger be drowned out by gentle rains as, with common 
endeavor, we work for the uprooting of weeds and the planting of new 
seed.
  Let destructive forces be silenced by constructive ideas and 
collaborative efforts. By Your Spirit, Lord, renew the face of the 
Earth.
  Amen.

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